Library Technicians in New York
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$40,297
after federal, FICA and New York tax
Tax takes
$9,763
19.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$37,442
New York costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in New York — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$50,060
Kept after tax
$40,297
Worth in national money
$37,442
State rank
9
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. New York pays library technicians a middle wage of $50,060, ranking 9 of 51 states and sitting about 12.29% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Library technicians ranks 365 among 493 occupations New York publishes pay for.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $50,060 the take-home is $40,297. But New York costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $37,442 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $54,550, because the best-paid pull it up.
- New York's median for library technicians is $50,060, about 12.29% above the national figure and 9 of 51 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Position 365 of 493 in New York places library technicians in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and New York income tax is $40,297 for library technicians, from $50,060. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $37,442. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $54,550 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Library Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $34,240 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $50,060 |
| Top tenth earn over | $76,060 |
| This salary | $50,060 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in New York | $40,297 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $42,403 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,194 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $47,439 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$7,491 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 108 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in New York earn less than $50,060. The published range is $34,240 up to $76,060, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In New York the take-home figure of $40,297, from $50,060, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 365 of 493 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $37,442 uses one figure for the whole of New York. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 493 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 365.
- Reported values are medians; for library technicians in New York the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $34,240 to $76,060. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for New York is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $40,297 from $50,060. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 365 of 493 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $37,442, worked from $50,060, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular New York address, on work sitting at 365 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $54,550 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $34,240 at the bottom tenth to $76,060 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. New York costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $37,442 rather than its face figure.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and New York's own levy, $40,297 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in New York is $54,550. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($34,240) and the ninetieth ($76,060) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
New York's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $37,442 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $40,297 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and New York income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.